Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease and Transverse Myelitis Probably Associated With SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines: Two Case Reports.

COVID-19 vaccine autoimmune diseases of the nervous system demyelinating diseases optic neuritis transverse myelitis

Journal

The Neurohospitalist
ISSN: 1941-8744
Titre abrégé: Neurohospitalist
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101558199

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Historique:
entrez: 27 6 2022
pubmed: 28 6 2022
medline: 28 6 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Post-vaccination CNS demyelinating syndromes have been reported with a variety of vaccines including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines. We report a case of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) probably associated with the mRNA-1273 (by Moderna) SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, and a case of acute transverse myelitis (ATM) probably associated with the BNT162b2 (by Pfizer-BioNTech) SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. A 38-year-old man developed left blurry vision, lower extremity weakness/paresthesia, and bowel/bladder dysfunction three days after receiving the Moderna vaccine. He was diagnosed with left optic neuritis and longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis; he tested positive for the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody. A 39-year-old woman presented with progressive lower extremity weakness/numbness 7 days after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. She was diagnosed with ATM. Both patients improved with intravenous corticosteroids. The association between CNS demyelinating syndromes and vaccination has been reported for many years. We describe two cases of acute CNS demyelinating events probably associated with both mRNA variations of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. While the risk of CNS demyelinating events is non-negligible, the incidence is very low and the overall benefits of vaccination outweigh the marginal risk. However, providers should be aware of this potential neurological complication of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35755241
doi: 10.1177/19418744221090426
pii: 10.1177_19418744221090426
pmc: PMC9214935
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

536-540

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2022.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr. Gyang has received personal compensation for consultation with Genentech, EMD Serono, and Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. 

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Auteurs

Jonathan Morena (J)

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

Tirisham V Gyang (TV)

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

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